Viking Dublin History Walk

The Steine is a short, limestone pillar standing near the corner of College Street and Grafton Street. It marks the site of a Viking longphort, or ship harbor, which existed here over a thousand years ago. Norse settlers carved this stone…

Isolde’s Tower sits at the corner of Essex Quay and Exchange Street, marked by the curving stone wall that survives from Dublin’s thirteenth century defensive fortifications. It formed the southeastern corner of the medieval city walls,…

A bronze Viking longboat skeleton sits on the quayside, its skeletal frame cast in metal to mark the tenth anniversary of the Dublin Millennium. Betty Newman Maguire designed the sculpture to represent the maritime heritage of the Liffey,…

The grey concrete slab of the Dublin City Council offices sits directly over the medieval heart of the city. Beneath the pavement lie the remains of a tenth century Viking harbor, featuring wicker-lined pits and timber houses that were…

The Wood Quay Venue occupies the sunken plaza beneath the Dublin City Council offices, marked by twin concrete towers that loom over the river Liffey. During the late nineteen seventies, archaeologists digging here found the remains of…

The building of Dublinia consists of a medieval stone tower connected to the city by a high, enclosed bridge spanning the street. It occupies the site of the old Saint Michael’s Church, incorporating the original tower into its modern…

St. Audoen’s Park contains the only remaining medieval city gate of Dublin, known as Saint Audoen’s Arch. Beside it, the walls of the thirteenth century church stand exposed, showing layers of stonework from centuries of repair and…

St Michan's Church displays a square, stone tower that looms over the surrounding city streets. Founded in one thousand ninety-five, it stands as the oldest parish church on the north side of the Liffey. While the stone walls remain, the…